---
id: "CVE-2026-112260"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112260"]
title: "GIMP: crafted XCF file leaks heap memory and crashes the editor"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["desktop", "gimp", "linux", "macos", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-xcf"]
published_at: "2026-10-19T20:17:52+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:34:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112260", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"}]
---

# GIMP: crafted XCF file leaks heap memory and crashes the editor

A malformed text-layer parasite in an XCF image file makes GIMP read past a heap buffer. The read can copy neighbouring heap data into the layer text and can crash the program.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- unknown

## Fix

- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112260

## From the sources

A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite can cause a heap out-of-bounds read, disclosing adjacent heap data into layer text and causing denial of service.

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